Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cape Verde stood at 86.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cape Verde peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 110th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.0% | — |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +1.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 86.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 86.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 69.0% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 71.8% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 80.2% | 86.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cape Verde?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cape Verde was 86.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Cape Verde ranks 110th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.